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CAPITAL, $250,000. 

JEROME  MARBLE,  President. 

CHAS.   B    PRATT,    Treasurer.  A.  B.  F.  KINNEY,   Secretary. 

J.   F.  BIGELOW,   Superintendent.  J.  W.   GORE,    General  Agent. 

Office,  442   Main  Street,     *     Worcester,  Mass, 


Palace  Hotel  Cars,  with  complete  equipment  and  competent  attendants  for 

hire  for  any  length  of  time  to  responsible  parties,  for 

Pleasure  or  Business  Tours. 

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For  Terms,  Diagrams  or  other  information,  apply  to 

J.   F.   BIGELOW,  Supt. 

WORCESTER,  MASS. 


"  HE  Worcester  Excursion  Car  Company  provide  special  or  private  Cars, 
designed  and    constructed   to    meet  the   wants  of  parties  desiring  the 
comforts    and    privacy    of    their    occupancy,    to    the    exclusion    of  all 
other  travellers. 

Dramatic  Companies,  Pleasure  Excursionists,  Hunting  and  Fishing  Parties  or 
Business  Men  requiring  the  use  of  private  hotel  cars,  which  may  be  run  on  any 
railway,  can  lease  one  or  more  of  the  elegant  coaches  of  this  Company  for  any 
length  of  time. 

These  Cars  are  all  built  especially  for  this  business  and  are  models  of  con- 
venience, comfort  and  luxury. 

Three  competent  men, — Cook,  Porter  and  Waiter, — accompany  each  Car, 
with  the  exception  of  the  ShaugJiraun.  • 

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Every  Car  is  equipped  with  the  improved  Janney-Miller  combination  coupler 
and  buffer,  and  the  Westinghouse  automatic  air  brake,  and  is  furnished  with  the 
latest  and  best  style  of  car  heaters,  elegant  parlor  and  dining-room  furniture, 
Wilton  carpets,  electric  bells  from  each  department  to  servants'  quarters,  bedding, 
bed  and  table  linen,  silver,  china,  kitchen  utensils  ;  and  in  fact,  with  everything 
necessary  for  the  comfort  and  pleasure  of  its  occupants. 

Arrangements  may  be  made  with  the  railroad  companies  to  haul  these  cars  on 
regular  passenger  trains,  on  short  notice  and  at  reasonable  rates,  so  that  parties 
occupying  them  can  visit  any  railroad  point  in  the  country. 

A  party  of  twenty  or  less  to  each  car  will  find  this  a  most  delightful  method 
of  railway  travel ;  and  as  each  party  controls  its  own  movements  the  objectionable 
features  of  the  large  excursion  parties  are  entirely  removed. 


While  the  Worcester  Excursion  Car  Company  retains  its  original  feature,  as 
the  prominent  one,  of  leasing  its  cars  for  any  length  of  time  to  responsible  parties, 
the  demand  for  general  Excursions  is  such,  that  the  management  has  decided 
upon  offering  a  series  of  personally  conducted  Pleasure  Tours,  under  its  own 
immediate  care  and  direction. 

An  officer  of  the  company  will  accompany  each  Excursion  party,  to  look  after 
their  comfort  and  wants  ;  each  Car  will  be  provided  with  a  Cook,  Waiter  and 
Porter.  First-class  meals  will  be  served  in  the  Car  at  regular  hours,  and  sleep- 
ing accommodations  furnished. 

As  the  number  of  Passengers  to  each  Car  is  necessarily  limited  they  form  a 
select  party,  and  move  from  point  to  point  as  private  travellers,  with  ample  time 
for  visiting  all  places  of  interest  en-route,  and  with  the  additional  advantage  of 
having  their  wants  studied  and  provided  for,  a  feature  which  must  especially 
commend  itself  to  pleasure  travellers. 

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EXCURSION  NQ  3. 

Leaving  Worcester  Thursday,  Sept.   i,  and  returning  Thursday,  Sept.  8. 


AN  EIGHT  DAYS'  TOUM  TO 

SARATOGA,  LAKE  CHAMPLAIN,  AUSABLE  CHASM,  MONTREAL,  LAKE  MEMPHREMAGOG 

AND    THE 

WHITE     MOUNTAINS. 

Price  of  Tickets,       ------       $46.00. 

The  following  attractive  route  has  been  arranged  : 

Leaving  Worcester,  Thursday,  Sept.  i,  by  the  Fitchburg  R.  R.,  over  the  favorite 
Hoosac  Tunnel  Route,  through  a  charming  section  of  Massachusetts,  and  traversing  the 
world-renowned  Hoosac  Tunnel.  Saratoga  will  be  reached  at  a  seasonable  hour  in  the 
afternoon,  remaining  until  Friday  evening,  affording  ample  time  for  visiting  the  various 
points  of  interest  for  which  this  celebrated  Watering  Place  is  noted. 

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Leave  Saratoga  Friday  evening  via  D.  &  H.  C.  Co.  R.  R.  travelling  along  the  shores  of 
Lake  Champlain  to  Port  Kent 

Saturday  will  be  devoted  to  visiting  Ausable  Chasm  and  every  facility  afforded  for  a 
thorough  inspection  of  this  natural  wonder.  At  one  place  the  river  is  compressed  to  a 
breadth  of  only  ten  feet  and  again  widens  to  fifty.  The  waters  dash  madly  through  their 
confined  channel,  and  are  precipitated  over  falls,  cascades  and  rapids.  The  length  of  the 
Chasm  proper  is  nearly  two  miles,  and  the  journey  by  boat  through  its  marvelous  flume  is 
without  its  equal,  and  entirely  unique  in  its  character. 

Leave  Port  Kent  Saturday  afternoon  for  Montreal,  which  will  be  reached  via  Grand 
Trunk  Railway  same  night,  remaining  until  Monday  evening,  ample  time  for  visiting  the 
many  places  of  interest  for  which  the  Canadian  Metropolis  is  famous,  among  which  are 
the  Nunneries  and  its  magnificent  churches,  the  Roman  Catholic  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame, 
the  largest  in  America,  is  more  remarkable  for  its  size  (it  can  seat  12.000  persons)  than  its 
beauty. 

Leave  Montreal  Monday  evening  via  South  Eastern  Railway  for  Lake  Memphremagog, 
reaching  Newport  10.45  P-  M*>  remaining  at  this  beautiful  resort  until  Tuesday  afternoon, 
during  which  time  a  Steamboat  excursion  will  be  made  over  the  picturesque  parts  of  this 
lovely  sheet  of  water. 


Leaving  Newport  in  the  afternoon  for  the  White  Mountains,  Fabjan's  will  be  reached  at 
5.50  P.  M.,  where  we  will  remain  until  Thursday  morning;  as  this  is  in  the  heart  of  the 
White  Mountains  all  places  of  interest  are  easily  reached  therefrom,  including  the  Summit 
of  Mt.  Washington  via  Mt.  Washington  Railway. 

Leave  Fabyan's  Thursday  morning,  passing  through  the  romantic  White  Mountain 
Notch,  over  the  most  picturesque  part  of  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  R.  R.,  thence  over  the 
Boston  &  Maine  R.  R. ,  reaching  Worcester  at  5.34  P.  M. 


ITINERARY. 

Thursday,  Sept.  1. — Leave  Worcester  by  the  Fitchburg  R.  R.,  "  Hoosac  Tunnel  Line," 
at  8.15  A.  M.,  provision  will  be  made  for  carrying  such  baggage  as  the  party  may 
have  with  them,  in  the  Car,  avoiding  the  necessity  of  having  it  checked.  Tags  with  the 
owner's  name  and  home  address,  should  be  plainly  written  thereon  and  attached  to  each 
piece,  to  serve  as  a  ready  means  of  identification.  All  meals  are  to  be  served  in  the  Car  at 
regular  hours,  of  which  proper  notification  will  be  given.  Arrive  at  Saratoga  4.25  P.  M., 
via  D.  &  H.  C.  Co.  R.  R.  The  Car  will  stand  at  the  Railway  Station,  easy  of  access  : 
occupants  can  go  and  come  at  their  pleasure. 

Friday,  Sept  2. — at  Saratoga. 

Saturday.  Sept.  3.  — Leave  Saratoga  at  1.35  A.  M.  via  D.  &  H.  C.  Co.  R.  R.,  arrive  at 
Port  Kent  5.25  A.  M.,  after  breakfast  take  stage  to  the  Lake  View  House,  visit  Ausable 
Chasm,  returning  to  Port  Kent,  leaving  at  7.10  P.  M.  for  Rouse's  Point,  thence  via  Grand 
Trunk  Railway  to  Montreal,  arriving  at  10  40  P.  M. 


Sunday  Sept.  4. — At  Montreal. 

Monday,  Sept.  5. — At  Montreal,  leave  at  7.45  P.  M.  via  South  Eastern  Railwaj',  arrive 
at  Newport,  Lake  Memphremagog  10.45  P-  M. 

Tuesday,  Sept.  6. — Steamboat  Excursion  on  Lake  Memphremagog,  leave  Newport  at 
1.03  P.  M.  via  Passumpsic  R.  R.,  arrive  at  Fabyan's  5.50  P.  M. 

Wednesday,  Sept.  7.— At  Fabyan's. 

Thursday,  Sept.  8. — Leave  Fabyan's  at  9.35  A.  M.  via  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  R.  R., 
passing  through  the  famous  White  Mountain  Notch  to  North  Conway,  thence  via  Boston 
&  Maine  R.  R.  arriving  at  Worcester  5.34  P.  M. 

The  price  of  Tickets  for  the  entire  trip  from  Worcester  back  to  Worcester  is  Forty- 
Six  Dollars.  This  sum  will  cover  all  transportation  by  rail.  Berths  in  Palace  Hotel 
Car.  Meals  served  en-route.  Stage  at  Ausable  Chasm,  admission  fees,  and  Excursion  by 
Boat  through  Ausable  Chasm.     Steamboat  Excursion  on  Lake  Memphremagog. 

As  the  Tickets  for  this  Tour  are  limited,  early  application  should  be  made,  and  they  must 
be  taken  on  or  before  Monday,  August  29th,  three  days  previous  to  date  of  departure. 

Tickets  for  the  Excursion,  and  all  information  desired,  may  be  obtained  of 

J.  W.  GORE,   General  Agent, 

442  Main  St.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


